Ajax 394-408/9 Strophic Pair, Close Translation (Final Exam)
Henry Hintermeister / Sophocles, Ajax
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Ἑλληνική Transliterate
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ἰὼ
σκότος , ἐμὸν φάος ,
ἔρεβος ὦ φαεννότατον , ὡς ἐμοί ,
ἕλεσθ’ ἕλεσθέ μ’ οἰκήτορα ,
ἕλεσθέ μ’ · οὔτε γὰρ θεῶν γένος οὔθ’ ἁμερίων
ἔτ’ ἄξιος βλέπειν τιν’ εἰς ὄνασιν ἀνθρώπων .
ἀλλά μ’ ἁ Διὸς
ἀλκίμα θεὸς
αἰκίζει .
ποῖ τις οὖν φύγῃ ;
ποῖ μολὼν μενῶ ;
εἰ τὰ μὲν . . .
. . . φθίνει , φίλοι , τοιοῖσδ’
ὁμοῦ , μώραις δ’ ἄγραις προσκείμεθα ,
πᾶς δὲ στρατὸς δίπαλτος ἄν με
χειρὶ φονεύοι .
σκότος , ἐμὸν φάος ,
ἔρεβος ὦ φαεννότατον , ὡς ἐμοί ,
ἕλεσθ’ ἕλεσθέ μ’ οἰκήτορα ,
ἕλεσθέ μ’ · οὔτε γὰρ θεῶν γένος οὔθ’ ἁμερίων
ἔτ’ ἄξιος βλέπειν τιν’ εἰς ὄνασιν ἀνθρώπων .
ἀλλά μ’ ἁ Διὸς
ἀλκίμα θεὸς
αἰκίζει .
ποῖ τις οὖν φύγῃ ;
ποῖ μολὼν μενῶ ;
εἰ τὰ μὲν . . .
. . . φθίνει , φίλοι , τοιοῖσδ’
ὁμοῦ , μώραις δ’ ἄγραις προσκείμεθα ,
πᾶς δὲ στρατὸς δίπαλτος ἄν με
χειρὶ φονεύοι .
Oh
.
.
.
Darkness , my light ,
Oh Erebus brightest , as bright as possible for me ,
Take me ! Take me as your inhabitant ,
Take me ! For neither am I worthy
To see the race of gods
Nor yet into whatever bliss of short lived men .
But , the warlike goddess ,
daughter of Zeus ,
Plagues me .
To where , therefore , should a man flee ?
Going to where do I take a stand ?
If ( lacuna )
( lacuna ) decays , friends ,
Together with these ,
Then we are involved in foolish hunts ,
Indeed the whole sword-wielding army
Might slay me with their hands .
Darkness , my light ,
Oh Erebus brightest , as bright as possible for me ,
Take me ! Take me as your inhabitant ,
Take me ! For neither am I worthy
To see the race of gods
Nor yet into whatever bliss of short lived men .
But , the warlike goddess ,
daughter of Zeus ,
Plagues me .
To where , therefore , should a man flee ?
Going to where do I take a stand ?
If ( lacuna )
( lacuna ) decays , friends ,
Together with these ,
Then we are involved in foolish hunts ,
Indeed the whole sword-wielding army
Might slay me with their hands .